New Year’s Day order
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed a firm order for five Bombardier Q400 NextGen plus ten options on December 31. The list price of the firm order is $160m, or $448m with options. “We have seen a growing demand for…
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A winter visit to Mirabel
We visited Bombardier’s Mirabel facility today. We will be providing a written summary of our visit, and in the mean time here are three short videos from key voices at Bombardier. Views: 41
Maritime Q400
News today suggests the Bombardier Q400 might see a new role. This role has been discussed before, as far back as 2009. In the interim period, technologies have evolved. The clever devices added to UAVs like sensors and cameras mean…
Air Kazakhstan and Bombardier Agree on Q400 Deal
A new regional airline, Air Kazakhstan is being established in the Central Asian republic and is expected to begin flying early next year. The state investment fund, Samruk-Kazyna and Air Astana will be partners in the formation of a new…
Santa stops in Canada early
What an interesting December! Santa seems to have made an early visit to Canada. Air Canada ordered 61 Boeing 737 MAXs worth $6.5bn at list prices, a big win over Airbus. This is a customer turnover, which makes the deal…
Q400 Gains Fourth Order at Dubai
Abu Dhabi Aviation, which provides support for oil projects in the Middle East, has ordered 2 Q400s to add to its fleet, which already includes one Q400, one Q300 and two Q200 aircraft. Nadir al Hammadi, their Chairman stated “our…